Impact & Sustainability

1. Impact strategy and measurement tools in place: ability to measure and record economic, environmental and social impact.
2. Sustainable behaviour change strategies / campaigns: your community has effective initiatives (activities / events / programmes) that promote impact and sustainability.
3. Building design and sustainability: building is designed with sustainability and wellbeing in mind.
4. Operational sustainability: you have strategies in place for waste management, energy efficiency, procurement policies, suppliers and other operational sustainability measures.‍
5. Environmental, economic and social impact on surrounding neighbourhood: your shared living community is a local hub for impact and sustainability.

Below we have summarised the deliverables for your application. Please also make sure to download the application guide and presentation template by following the buttons below to make sure you read all necessary information to have a successful Coliving Awards entry. Note that every category has its own application guide!

1. Presentation including:

• Name
• Organisation
• Logo (if applicable)
• Details about specific project / site / product in English
• Responses to questions in the application guide and additional resources requested in the eligibility and evaluation criteria, such as qualitative and quantitative data, impact metrics and testimonials
• Presentation should be max 20 slides / pages and in PDF format (16:9 horizontal format). Please see the presentation template below for reference

2. High level summary of your project submission in the Application portal and answer to all application questions.

3. Supporting images / renders (in high resolution JPG / PNG -> 150 dpi) in ZIP format** (max 10 images). Files to be named in the following format " organisation-projectname-image# “

4. Representative project image (max 10 MB) to be used as a thumbnail in the application portal and other relevant communication from Coliving Awards about your project

5. It should be clear that your project meets the criteria for this category